How long you expecting the trial to go . Not giving interviews, sorry. Nothing there. Well, this comes hours after this moving tribute to pay a ceremony to pay tribute to u. S. Capitol Police Officer brian sicknick. He, of course, died from injuries he suffered defending the capitol during the riot four weeks ago today. Were going to be speaking with a staff member who feared for her life, barricaded with lawmakers as the mob took over the capitol. And on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, President Biden began his third week in office by meeting with a group of democratic senators. Theyre talking about how to get a pandemic relief deal passed by march 14th. That is the day that extended Unemployment Benefits will run out for millions of americans. The president was asked if a bipartisan deal can happen. What were you saying, youll get republican support . I think well get some republicans. Joining us now to startoff our coverage for this hour, nbc correspondent Carol Lee Covering
The American People before this summers conventions. What he needs to do for a strong state of the Union Address tonight and how some allies are working Behind The Scenes to push the president to own the big stage. And within the next few hours, the city of uvalde, texas is expected to release its findings of its report on the Botched Police response to the Robb Elementary School massacre. We have a closer look at what we can expect and were learning burning more about last years Train Derailment in ohio and how the response that followed was based on a bad call. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central The Stage is set for tonights big speech from president joe biden, perhaps the biggest of his presidency. And just a few hours he sets deliver a State Of The Union dress that i have to navigate some pessimism about the economy, anxiety over record immigration, frustrations with the israelhamas war and growing concerns about
starts now. tonight on the reidout with donald trump, republicans have lost almost every competitive election. we lost the senate. we lost the house. we lost the white house. we lost in 2018. we lost in 2020. and we lost in 2022. the worst kept secret in politics is how badly the democrats want to run against donald trump. haley presses on despite impossible odds. she has the support of the billionaire donor class want all the trump tax cuts for the super rich but can t stomach donald trump. plus, with biden s economy doing so well, all republicans have left to offer is fear, including fear of immigrants. tonight, a look at how the issue is playing in the latino community. and we begin tonight with fascism and how it takes root. now it isn t a dramatic storm the palace coup like we saw on january 6th. it s more often deal, a bargain between the would be dictator and the establishment, both political and media, who believe that wielding actual political power wi
But when you think of d. C. , you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right . Like washington, jefferson, lincoln. Well, guess what. Latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latintinged music] in fact, Latinx Heroes Have fought in every war for the United States for centuries. This goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. American forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by A Young Venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. And then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. Almost half of them were mexicanamerican, and that was only 13 years after the mexicanamerican war. Now wheres the monument for that . Huh . Huh . Huh . Now, today, nearly 20 of the u. S. Population is latin, and our numbers are growing. Our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2 of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do
of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like ale